- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: GROVE/ATLANTIC (Sep 11 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0802135854
- ISBN-13: 978-0802135858
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #423,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A short but remarkable life leads wizard-in-training Daniel Pearse to the "junction" (entrance) of the legendary philosopher's stone, but not before this novel chronicles his extraordinary education. Daniel's unwed mother, Annalee, raises him in a shack that serves as the hideout for an ancient counterculture society, the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws (AMO). Annalee falls for AMO poet Shamus Malloy, whose plot to steal plutonium results in her violent death. Young Daniel, in pursuit of his mother's betrayer, joins AMO and discovers a faculty that includes Wild Bill Weber on meditation and survival; rancher Mott Stocker on sex and drugs; Willie the Click on safecracking; and Bad Bobby Sloane on poker. Daniel wants to learn who betrayed Annalee, but is distracted by the task of stealing a glowing, perfectly spherical diamond from the White Sands Proving Grounds, an easy proposition for the well-schooled youth. But instead of relinquishing the stone to AMO leader Volta, as he had sworn to, Daniel surrenders to total obsession with its mysteries. Aptly subtitled "an alchemical potboiler," and smartly crafted, Dodge's ( Not Fade Away ) third novel may be his first cult classic.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
"Potboiler," alchemical or not, is an apt description of this book. Pretentiously divided into four parts labeled Air, Earth, Water, and Fire, it chronicles the life of Daniel Pearse and his waif mother Annalee, who run a safe house for outlaws. One of them, Shamus Malloy, a poet and "alchemist" who dramatically wears a black glove over his scarred hand, leads them into an aborted plutonium heist in which Daniel's mother is killed. The counterculture alchemical secret society (AMO) to which Malloy belongs persuades Daniel to steal a prize diamond from the government. He does, and it is indeed the Philosopher's Stone that renders Daniel divine and annihilates the thieves who have used him. A fair idea, but hardly worth 373 pages of sex, violence, contrivances, and obscenities.
- Kenneth Mintz, formerly with Bayonne P.L.,
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Kenneth Mintz, formerly with Bayonne P.L.,
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
We Loved It!!!!,
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This review is from: Stone Junction (Paperback)
My husband & I drove from central California to the North coast of Washington to visit some family. He did the driving & I sat shotgun reading aloud from this book. It is one of those books you don't want to put down & he was actually bummed when we had to stop for gas & food & I stopped reading. Chock full of exciting twists & characters. Jim Dodge Rocks!!!
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doesn't compare to FUP,
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FUP is, without question, one of my favorite pieces of writing. I have read it over and over, and passed it to many friends. Stone Junction has some entertaining sections, but mostly falls flat -- too many gimmicks, not enough good writing and substance. Forego reading it, and read FUP instead.
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Fantastic Read,
By VoraciousReader (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stone Junction (Paperback)
STONE JUNCTION is one of those books where you never know what is going to happen next. It's best to read it without knowing anything about it beforehand so you can charge through it wildly, marveling at this author's vivid imagination. The story takes a mother, her son, and a group of diverse characters all over the US on an outrageous scheme. It is described as an alchemical potboiler, which it clearly is, so expect magical and inexplicable events. I found this book in London where one of the staff from the bookstore had recommended it. I'm so glad!
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